Colores de la Vida: Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) - Hardcover

Weill, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1941026672 ISBN 13: 9781941026670

Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press, 2017

Synopsis

Each page captures a sense of wonder, of the vibrancy of color, the imagination of the artist, the name of the hue. Colors take life in this small picture book, perfect for small hands, in an astonishing pairing of visual intimacy and artistic joy that make this one of the most distinctive recent books on color in English or otherwise.” Papertigers.org

This book truly did take a village of artists, scattered all around mountain villages in the beautiful state of Oaxaca. Fifteen in fact! Go to our website to see who carved what lovely animal. And, please, imagine the adventurous Cindy Weill traipsing from village to village in search of these wonderful artisans.

Este libro tomó el trabajo de toda una comunidad de artistas, esparcidos por los pueblos de las montañas del hermoso estado de Oaxaca. Tomó quince artistas, de hecho! Ve a nuestro sitio para ver quien esculpió cada bonito animal. Y, por favor, imagina a la intrépida Cindy Weill paseando de pueblo a pueblo en búsqueda de estos maravillosos artesanos y artesanas.

About this title

About the Author

Cynthia Weill is director of the Center for Children's Literature at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City. She is the author of the successful First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art series.

Review

"This color-themed companion to ABeCedarios (2007) and Opuestos (2009) also features the handiwork of Oaxacan sculptors, who contribute stylized and vibrantly painted creatures that show off each color to its fullest and are set against marbled backdrops of the same hue the sculptures are hypnotic." Publishers Weekly

"Hypnotic. The word is hypnotic From full-color spread to full-color spread, Cynthia Weill uses hypnotic photographs of folk art figures from artisans from Oaxaca to illustrate the beauty, art, and vibrancy of the Colores de la vida, colors of life, in an unforgettable book as much about the wonder of the ways we can imagine the world around us as about names of colors Each page captures a sense of wonder, of the vibrancy of color, the imagination of the artist, the name of the hue. Colors take life in this small picture book, perfect for small hands, in an astonishing pairing of visual intimacy and artistic joy that make this one of the most distinctive recent books on color in English or otherwise." Papertigers.org

"El formato brilla por su sencillez: cada página está ilustrada por animales de artesanía [Oaxaqueña] que corresponden al color destacado." San Diego Red

A beautiful, playful, childcentric approach to language learning and if it spawns conversations about dialects, so much the better.” Kirkus Reviews

This interactive picture book is sure to be a young crowd-pleaser and storytime favorite.” School Library Journal

Bilingual, colorful, inviting, absolutely adorable and definitely child-centric these libritos will capture and hold the attention of the littlest to the biggest kids (and adults alike I keep coming back to them, and I’m known to be hard to please). All are highly recommended.” De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children

About this edition

• Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1941026672
• ISBN 13: 9781941026670
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 32